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INSECTS

Black-shouldered Drone Fly

Eristalis dimidiata

Insects
Black-shouldered Drone Fly, photo 1 of 5
Black-shouldered Drone Fly, Male
Black-shouldered Drone Fly, Female

Fly in the family Syrphidae.

There are 354 observations of Black-shouldered Drone Fly in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Mauricie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal65
  2. Capitale-Nationale60
  3. Mauricie38
  4. Côte-Nord31
  5. Montérégie28
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent26
  7. Estrie16
  8. Lanaudière14
  9. Laurentides14
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  13. Outaouais9
  14. Centre-du-Québec7
  15. Nord-du-Québec4
  16. Laval4
  17. Chaudière-Appalaches3

Similar species

Eurasian Drone FlyEristalis arbustorum
Yellow-shouldered Drone FlyEristalis stipator
Common Drone FlyEristalis tenax
Blue-polished Drone FlyEristalis saxorum
Dusky Drone FlyEristalis obscura
Transverse-banded Flower FlyEristalis transversa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Black-footed Drone FlyEristalis hirta
Narrow-banded Pond FlySericomyia militaris
Narrow-headed Marsh FlyHelophilus fasciatus
Large-tailed AphideaterEupeodes volucris